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Son impersonates dead mother to steal $70k from grieving father

A UK man has been jailed for draining tens of thousands of pounds from his father’s bank accounts by faking both his voice and...

Woman feeds the same family of foxes every day for 25 years

A UK woman has become somewhat of an online sensation thanks to the family of adorable foxes that has been showing up on her...

Girl cuts village power supply to meet lover

A girl from Bihar’s Bettiah cut off the power supply of her entire village to meet her boyfriend in the dark.Preeti did it...

Accra-London road journey: Group ships vehicles back

The renowned Wanderlust Ghana collective's vehicles, employed for their remarkable journey from Accra to London by land, are presently in transit back to Ghana,...

Woman survives after spending 90 minutes in the grip of a crocodile

An Indonesian woman has survived a crocodile attack for 90 minutes before finally being rescued and taken to a hospital.On July 27, Falmira De...

Woman spends three days in cockroach-infested drains to rescue puppies in sewers

A woman has spent three days crawling inside cockroach-infested storm drains to save puppies.Callie Clemens, the ex of Koby Clemens, son of former Yankees...

Many women waiting to be married – Man who wedded 3 the same day says the target is 10

A polygamous man who wedded three women on the same day in the same ceremony has said that there are many women waiting desperately...

Church divided after Bishop allegedly sent nudes to his nephew’s wife

A Zimbabwean church is at the brink of splitting after its bishop allegedly sent n*de pictures and proposed love to his nephew’s wife.It was...

Man goes blind during Guinness World Record attempt

A man who forced himself to cry for seven days says he went temporarily blind as a craze for eccentric feats of endurance sweeps...

Witch trapped at Gomoa Mampong during pastor’s midnight prayers

A team of policemen have rescued an alleged witch at Gomoa Assin in the Central Region.The woman, whose identity is not immediately known,...

Lightning reportedly kills three suspected kidnappers

Three suspected kidnappers have been reportedly struck dead by lightning in Nigeria.According to the Nigerian Tribune, the incident linked to the efforts of a...

Man attempts to break a World Record for the Longest Crying Marathon [Video]

A Nigerian man has set out to break a World Record for the Longest Crying Marathon by any individual. In a viral video, the man...

Woman on verge of losing finger after buying ring from friend

In a distressing incident that unfolded in Kasoa, located in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Faustina Richter, a 35-year-old woman,...

Man found dead after wife failed to cook chicken

Authorities are conducting an investigation into the death of a man believed to have died by suicide after an alleged dispute with his wife...

Man killed during fight over cigarette at Santa Maria

A young man has allegedly been stabbed to death at Santa Maria washing bay in Accra during a fight over cigarette.According to reports, the...

Man who sued WhatsApp admin for removing him from platform wins case

The court in Uganda’s Makindye division recently issued a directive to the administrator of a WhatsApp group, instructing them to restore the membership of...

25 years of research lost after cleaner turned off fridge

A cleaner destroyed decades of “groundbreaking” work by shutting off a lab freezer containing key samples over an “annoying” alarm sound, US lawyers have...

Woman born without limbs expecting first child [Photos]

Differently abled Zimbabwean motivational speaker, Sinikiwe Kademaunga, and her husband, Reuben, are expecting their first child.Thev28-year-old Kademaunga, who was born without hands, knees and...

Man lynched after making blasphemous comment against Prophet Mohammed

A middle-aged man, identified as Usman Buda, has been beaten to death by a mob, for allegedly making blasphemous comment against Prophet Muhammad.Confirming the...

Man drags neighbour to court for cutting down his tree 10 years ago

A Kano man, Iliyasu Zubairu Yako, has dragged his neighbour, Isa Kofa Yako, before a Shari’a court for cutting down his tree in 2013.Zubairu...

No show for Ghana in World ranking of average p3nis size

Ghana cannot be found in the World Ranking of Average P3nis Size following a report compiled by worlddata.info.In 2014, Ghana made headlines when...

Woman who knocked on coffin at her funeral dies after week in hospital

An Ecuadorean woman has died days after mourners at her funeral were shocked to find her alive in her coffin.Bella Montoya, 76, was first...

‘Dead’ woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral

Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive.Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week...

COVID-19: Japanese students attend £45 smiling lessons after years of wearing masks [Photos]

Students in Japan have been undergoing 'smile education' to relearn their social cues after years of wearing masks against Covid.Keiko Kawano's company, Egaoiku, has...

Former regional minister slams businessman for burying father in Toyota Corolla [Video]

Former Upper East Regional Minister, Tangoba Abayage, has slammed businessman Norbert Atodio for burying his father in a Toyota Corolla at Navrongo. Ms Abayage expressed...

Medical professional dismissed for recommending ice cream and video games to child with sore throat

A recent incident in Brazil has led to the dismissal of a doctor who allegedly prescribed chocolate ice cream and video game sessions to...

‘Ghost’ snake sends shivers through town as 4ft reptile is seen slithering in street

A 4ft-long albino snake is not an everyday find just off a bustling high street in a seaside town in North Wales. When her...

India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone

A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.It took three days to...

Free SHS food suppliers to picket over unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the National Food Buffer Stock Company, demanding payment for outstanding debts.The Association expressed...

DNA shocker for woman seeking to inherit father’s property

A woman fighting for a share of her deceased father’s estate has been dealt a blow after a DNA test gave a 32.7 per...

Husband and wife contract same ‘juju’ man to kill each other [Video]

A UK-based husband and wife have confessed to independently seeking the services of same witch doctor known in local parlance as 'juju' to kill...

Man devastated after discovering his pregnant fiancée is his blood sister

Social media is buzzing with conversations after a man discovered that his pregnant girlfriend is his blood sister.In a tweet shared by a man...

Fetish priest inflicts cutlass wounds on 2 children for killing his sheep

A fetish priest has fled his community after inflicting machete wounds on two children.The suspect, identified as Emea Ibe, was accused by the community...

Drama as suspected burglar pretends to be a solar panel on roof after break-in

A suspected burglar had a not so bright idea when he tried to disguise himself as a solar panel in a bid to evade...

Woman sues ex-husband for failing to take her to Saudi Arabia

A 45-year-old woman, Karima Nuhu, has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Musa Falalu, for allegedly failing to take her to Saudi Arabia.The lawsuit...

Haunting last texts of three women found dead with throats cut on beach trip

Chilling text messages show some of the last messages sent by a group of women who were horrifically murdered on a beach trip in...

Judges and audience stunned as man sets himself on fire during British Got Talent audition

A contestant on the 2023 edition of British Got Talent shocked viewers and the judges on Sunday with his act.Thomas Vu, 35, left judges...

Four die while ‘fasting to meet to Jesus’

Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others were hospitalised in Kenya's coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting...

Short man undergoes painful surgical procedure to increase his height

A short man has gone to extreme lengths to increase his height by five inches by undergoing excruciating surgeries.Moses Gibson, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, experienced "heightism"...

Man given weeks to live survives two years after wife gives him drugs

A dad-of-two who was given just weeks to live following a deadly brain tumour diagnosis survived another two years after his desperate wife gave him illegal drugs.Neil...